Police charge ten people over collapse of bridge in Vilémov

Police have charged ten people with criminal negligence over the collapse of a bridge in Vilémov in the central Vysočina region last year which left four people dead. The bridge collapsed last September, burying six construction workers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia under the rubble. Among the people charged are representatives of the construction firms involved in the renovation of the structure as well as the investor company. If found guilty, they are facing from three up to ten years in prison.

Author: Ruth Fraňková